Nomadic Spirit Reader Survey

1.Which section do you look forward to the most?

The Dispatch, where travel and life intersect.

A Chosen Place, one destination and why we like it.

The Vantage, what the industry gets right and wrong.

The Journey, a reader's own story.

Fork First, one dish and one reason to go.

The Conversation, the interview.

Further Afield, readings worth your time.

Good Company, other newsletters or organizations we like.

The closing quote.

2.And which could you do without?

The Dispatch, where travel and life intersect.

A Chosen Place, one destination and why we like it.

The Vantage, what the industry gets right and wrong.

The Journey, a reader's own story.

Fork First, one dish and one reason to go.

The Conversation, the interview.

Further Afield, readings worth your time.

Good Company, other newsletters or organizations we like.

The closing quote.

3.When a destination piece really lands for you, what happens next?

I add it to the "someday" list.

I start looking into it.

I'm not going; I just enjoyed reading about it.

I send it to someone.

4.When we write about a destination, what do you most want us to get into?

The food, and where to find it.

Museums and galleries, and what's worth the time.

How the place works, its history.

Walking, landscape, and the outdoors.

The practical business of being there, where to stay.

5.When you want to find something to do in a place, what do you trust most?

A booking site like Viator or GetYourGuide.

The hotel, or someone local.

Guidebooks.

Writers and newsletters I follow.

Friends who have been.

Reviews and forums.

I ask AI.

I just wander.

6.If Nomadic Spirit had a community for readers to talk with each other, what would you want most from it?

I'd read it but not take part.

Answers to questions about a trip I'm planning.

Recommendations from readers who have been.

Trip reports and stories from other readers.

Finding people I might travel with.

I wouldn't use it.

7.What has kept you from taking a small group trip?

The cost

The itineraries never quite fit.

I'd worry about who else was on it.

I prefer to travel on my own.

Nothing, I've taken them.

I've never considered one.

9.If you could change one thing about Nomadic Spirit, what would it be?

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